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181. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2012 - “Colorectal Neoplasms” (mh) OR ((colorectal OR colon) AND (neoplasm* OR cancer OR carcinoma)) AND … OR ((ovarian OR breast OR colorectal OR colon OR endometrial) AND (cancer OR cancers OR carcinoma OR … #59 ‘colorectal neoplasms’/exp OR (colorectal OR ‘colon’/exp OR intestinal AND (‘neoplasm’/exp OR … ‘neoplasms’/exp OR ‘cancer’/exp OR ‘carcinoma’/exp)) AND [humans]/lim AND [english]/lim AND [embase] … /lim #60 #17 AND #59 #61 #56 AND #60 Ovarian Cancer #61 ‘ovarian’/exp AND (‘neoplasm’/exp OR

182. Disposition of Comments for CER 167 Renal Masses (pdf file)
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     February 24, 2016 - and malignant disease (many studies included only tumors confirmed to be cancer). … tumors in the cohort. … applicability to clinical decision making and the vast majority of patients presenting with renal cortical neoplasms … The main point is that larger tumors are associated with malignancy, and that the OR of 1.3 gives a … who proceeds to surgery as patient or tumor characteristics (i.e. male sex, larger tumors) influence

183. Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions — An Update to the 2009 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - is the second most common malignancy (after skin cancer), and the second most common cause of cancer … performance outcomes, as assessed by the following measures: Sensitivity (proportion of cancerous tumors … Cosmetic results Quality of life Anxiety and other psychological outcomes Time to complete tumor … /di or exp breast neoplasms/di or exp breast disease/di or exp breast diseases/di 4   (breast … and ((Biopsy or tumor biopsy).de. or biops$) 7 Large core needle biopsy 6 and ((needle biopsy

184. Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2025 - The review covered a diverse set of interventions intended to maximize tumor response while limiting … However, some evidence in advanced gastric and colorectal cancers suggests that capecitabine is noninferior … Risk stratifying tumor characteristics and determining posttreatment relapse patterns could further improve … recommendations based on clinical experience, pragmatism, and extrapolation of findings from other cancers … , and durvalumab) + CRT versus CRT alone, and, finally, one trial examining the role of circulating tumor

185. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - Layout 1 Background Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy in women. … If a noninvasive diagnostic test were available that could accurately exclude malignancy, many women … , each would miss some cancers. … PET scan, about 924 women would have avoided an unnecessary biopsy, but 76 women would have missed cancers … negative US, about 950 women would have avoided an unnecessary biopsy, but 50 women would have missed cancers

186. Radiation Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 29, 2023 - It uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and stop them from spreading. … About half of all cancer patients receive it. … The type of radiation therapy you receive depends on many factors, including The type of cancer … The size of the cancer The cancer's location in the body How close the cancer is to normal tissues … and Endobronchial Obstruction Due to Advanced Lung Tumors Research Protocol Archived

187. Radiation Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 29, 2023 - It uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and stop them from spreading. … About half of all cancer patients receive it. … The type of radiation therapy you receive depends on many factors, including The type of cancer … The size of the cancer The cancer's location in the body How close the cancer is to normal tissues … and Endobronchial Obstruction Due to Advanced Lung Tumors Research Protocol Archived

188. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2012 - Given what we know about traditional markers, particularly tumor grade, it is almost certain that patients … Response is generally reserved for metastatic disease where actual tumor measurements are possible. … #5 KI Background P 2 . . . patients with MSI-H tumors are excluded. Add the word tumors. … Public Agendia Background P.3 Tumor Heterogeneity (comment) Please note that the impact of tumor heterogeneity … issue of ASCO Post published a brief summary of data from this study that were presented at ASCO's GI Cancers

189. Decision Aids for Cancer Screening and Treatment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Background Many health decisions about screening and treatment for cancers involve … It is unclear whether the effectiveness of decision aids for decisions related to cancers differs by … people's average risk of cancer or by the content and format of the decision aid. … We predefined three population groups of interest based on risk or presence of cancer (average cancer … risk, high cancer risk, early cancer).

190. CER 174 Executive Summary: Imaging for the Pretreatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - percent of all lung cancers.3 Despite advances in diagnosis, treatment, and management of lung … Lung cancers are classified based on the size of the main tumor, whether it has locally invaded other … anatomic sites that harbor metabolically active malignant areas, FDG-PET helps distinguish malignant tumors … patient/tumor factor. … the clinical staging of small cell lung cancer in the forthcoming (seventh) edition of the tumor, node

191. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2010 - Introduction p. 11 some of these tumor types aren’t “basic” We have removed the word “basic”. … Diagnoses of malignancy on core-needle biopsy that cannot be confirmed on open biopsy are assumed to … Most such tumors would probably be classified as “invasive” in most of the studies. … Results The wide range of prevalence of malignancy from 15% to 68.9% suggests to me that the 15% is … Results p. 50 the evidence seems to suggest a risk of malignancy of much less than 8%.

192. Technical Brief Protocol_ 0369 Models of Survivorship Care_2-15-13_v14[1] (pdf file)
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     March 27, 2013 - Search "Survivors"[Mesh] OR survivorship OR survivor Filters: Humans; English 498,795 #10 Search "Neoplasms … Search 23257892[uid] 1 #2 Search "Survivors"[Mesh] OR survivorship OR survivor 771137 #3 Search "Neoplasms … #12 Search (#1 AND #9) 0 #13 Search (#1 AND #9) Schema: all 0 Search (("Survivors"[MAJR] AND "Neoplasms … late effects of treatment, second cancers, and poor quality of life, to provide a knowledge base regarding … optimal followup care and surveillance of cancers, and to optimize health after cancer treatment.

193. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We synthesized the following variables if reported: cancer type, patient inclusion criteria, type of … The bulk of the studies examined SBRT for tumors of the lung/thorax (k = 68). … We calculated an overall mean and median for the length of followup for each cancer type. … The reported outcomes include tumor control/response, toxicity, and overall survival. … Most studies used four criteria to measure tumor control/tumor response: complete response, partial response

194. Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2024 - cancersb Solid tumor cancers, including breast, prostate, testicular, cervical, and colon cancer. … Low risk of solid tumors in persons with Down syndrome. … / or exp "Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal"/ or (hematologic cancer* or hematologic neoplasms or hematologic … Neoplasms/ or liver neoplasms/ or Prostatic Neoplasms/ or Testicular Neoplasms/ or Testicular Neoplasms … / or Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/ or ((cancer* or carcinoma?

195. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Update of a 2008 Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Home Evidence Reports Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer … While the SPCG-4 study found that RP reduced prostate cancer–specific mortality at 12 and 15 years, the … showed reduced all-cause mortality among patients younger than 65 years and among patients with low tumor … mortality was identified among men with prostate-specific antigen >10 ng/mL and among men with intermediate tumor … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-therapies-update/research

196. Disposition of Comments for CER 153 Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (pdf file)
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     October 27, 2015 - nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. … On one end of the spectrum are patients with low grade noninvasive tumors that rarely develop tumors … implies that cystoscopy is the gold standard for the identification and surveillance of urothelial malignancies … related to the pre-test probability of a urothelial malignancy as AHRQ has done for the progression … How often will a subsequent work up in the setting of persistent hematuria reveal a urothelial malignancy

197. Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Research Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2024 - as well as limited access to diagnostic tests and treatments for some populations.4,6,7 Prostate cancers … regimens, with an added subquestion to understand the impact of pretreatment characteristics, such as tumor … Key Question 3.a Do findings vary with respect to pretreatment characteristics (i.e., tumor stage, disease … Hypofractionation Radiation Therapy for Definitive Treatment of Selected Cancers: A Systematic Review … Fiducial markers: Small markers placed in or near the tumor to help guide and precisely target radiation

198. EPC Systematic Review Protocol: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - incidence, advanced breast cancer, breast cancer mortality, and all-cause mortality, quality-of-life … Breast cancer screening 4. Cervical cancer screening 5. Colorectal cancer screening 6. … / or exp colorectal neoplasms/ or exp lung neoplasms/ or uterine cervical neoplasms/ 25 exp Obesity … / or exp colorectal neoplasms/ or exp lung neoplasms/ or uterine cervical neoplasms/ 25 exp Obesity … / or exp colorectal neoplasms/ or exp lung neoplasms/ or uterine cervical neoplasms/ 25 exp Obesity

199. Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services: Systematic Evidence Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2019 - : preventive medication Breast cancer screening Cervical cancer screening Colorectal cancer screening … / or exp colorectal neoplasms/ or exp lung neoplasms/ or uterine cervical neoplasms/ exp Obesity/ … / or exp colorectal neoplasms/ or exp lung neoplasms/ or uterine cervical neoplasms/ exp Obesity/ … exp Colorectal Neoplasms/pc [Prevention & Control] ((colon or colorectal) adj3 cancer).ti,ab,kw. … / or exp colorectal neoplasms/ or exp lung neoplasms/ or uterine cervical neoplasms/ exp Obesity/

200. Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome (pdf file)
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     February 05, 2025 - cancersb Solid tumor cancers, including breast, prostate, testicular, cervical, and colon cancer. … Low risk of solid tumors in persons with Down syndrome. … / or exp "Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal"/ or (hematologic cancer* or hematologic neoplasms or hematologic … Neoplasms/ or liver neoplasms/ or Prostatic Neoplasms/ or Testicular Neoplasms/ or Testicular Neoplasms … / or Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/ or ((cancer* or carcinoma?